Two
major shore establishments, HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin and HMAS
Waterhen in Sydney, as well as the Director of Music and the RAN
Band are now under new command.
On July 1 they were transferred from Maritime Command in Sydney
to Navy Systems Command in Canberra.
Announcing the change the Commander Navy Systems Command, CDRE
Russ Crane said the organisations would now become part of the
Operations Branch under the Chief Staff Officer Operations at
SYSCOM.
The transfer was part of ongoing efforts to improve and standardise
management and governance arrangements throughout the Navy.
